Health Clinic in Rural Nepal - 2008

Summary

This project supports one year's operating expenses for our new health clinic located in Thulo Syabru. The village of Thulo Syabru is located in the remote region of Rasuwa district, Nepal. progress report read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of £2,404 was raised for this project.

Received £2,404 from 102 donations from people around the world like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The clinic will provide basic medical services to the residents of Thulo Syabru and surrounding villages. These communities suffer from health problems associated with crippling poverty, such as diarrhea, worm infestation, malnutrition, acute respiratory infections, and tuberculosis.

Activities

Operating costs of $15,000/yr ($5/day) provides critical care to 7,000 people ($2 per person) * Management of childhood illnesses * Immunizations * Antenatal/post natal care * Treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, etc. *

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £2,404

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled £2,404. The original project funding goal was £7,635.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

With this Clinic and laboratory, we are one crucial step closer to our goal of 3 clinics that triangulate this part of the Rasuwa District in Nepal, making health care available to thousands.

Project Message

The Clinic has become a truly important resource for these communities -- every donation makes a tremendous difference to thousands who would otherwise have no available health care.
- Scott MacLennan, Executive Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Scott MacLennan,
International Director
27 Sumption
Sandia Park, New Mexico 87047
United States
505-980-4520
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Mountain Fund

Organisation

The Mountain Fund
139 Madison, NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
United States
505-459-7040
http://www.mountainfund.org

Learn more about The Mountain Fund and the project team.

The Mountain Fund's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Basic medical lab for rural health clinic in Thulo

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nepal and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 15, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Nepal Healthcare Update: Feb 2009

By Jenn Spradlin - Assistant Director, February 11, 2009 02:32 PM

Pharmacy at the hospital / Kalikastan Nepal

Our plan for a healthcare system is now in place! Our new hospital is now established in the village of Kalikastan, and serves as anchor to our three additional health clinic-outposts. This now creates a network that reaches nearly all of the 44,000 inhabitants of the Rasuwa District.

Procedure Room at hospital / Kalikastan Nepal

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